GENERAL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19255, 20 August 1924, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

The audience which crowded Wesley Church on Monday evening enjoyed an excellent programme rendered by a party of popular performers, and encores were tho order of tho evening. The concert, which was instituted as a preliminary to the annual bazaar, should result in a very substantial contribution to the church funds. The following was the programmePianoforte solo (“Coronach”), Miss Winnie Hey; vocal solo (“The Floral Dance”), Mr Bert Kawlinson; recitation, Miss E. Hnrvey; violin solo (“Re.dgauritlet"), Mr J. Clark; vocal solo (“Homing”), Miss Elsie Bryant; humorous recitation (“The Ruggles”), Miss Tory Jefferson; vocal solo (“My I.oVe is Jjike a Bed, Red Rose”). Mrs Isaacs; Vocal duet (“A Night in Venice”), Miss F. and Mr R. Sumner; vocal solo. (“I Hear n Thrush at Eve”), Mr J. D. M'Leod; recitation (“Silly Questions”), Miss Thelma Simpson; vocal solo (“Tho Bird With a Broken Wing”), Miss F. Sumner; violin solo. Mr J. Clark; recitation ' (“Biddy Macrce”), Miss Alice Campbell; vocal solo (“Mary”), Mr E. Carter-. “Cod Save tho King.’’ The accompanist was Miss Roberta Simpson. The third meeting of the Youth Workers’ Institute was held in Stuart Hall on Monday night, when Dr Merrington spoke on the characteristics of Luke's Gospel. The lecturer pointed out how each of the four Gospels had certain characteristics of its own. Luke wrote as a Greek, to the Creeks, and set forth Jesus not merely as tho Messiah of tho Jews, but us the universal Saviour and healer of the needy and outcast. Recent investigations had disclosed how tar spreading the Hellenic world was and how universal was its spoken language, of which Luke was a perfect master, while as an historian he readied the highest order, possessing (ho true historical genius of selecting a crisis, giving the significant touches, and keeping in mind the aim he had in writing. His style as a writer was compressed to the highest degree, and while (hero was nothing authentic to support the tradition that Luke was a painter as well as a physician, vet his writings .showed dearly he was a literary artist and a keen observer, often linking up his parables with incidents and finishing with psychological comments. Various Scripture passages wore read in illustrating those points. Turning to his conversations, or “table talks,” these were interesting, and showed keen insight. abounding in many vivid and telling touches. As was natural to a physician, his work abounded in ntedical words and phrases, while he avoided tho use of Hebrew terms and phrases, as his Greek readers would not understand those, He delighted in contrasts, as was shown in the story of Dives and Lazarus—Pharisee and Publican—etc. The great debt the Christian world owed to Luke for his two writings brought an interesting and informative lecture to a close, the spiritual and moral characteristics forming the topic for the final address. In the young women’s section Miss Ramsay, U.A., dealt very ably and fully with a typical Bible Class meeting, and how to carry it out successfully, many valuable and practical suggestions being given. A short discussion followed. Mr Victor French continued his helpful talks to men and boys, taking as his subject, “Boys and Men and God.” and giving many telling and arresting facts. On Sunday last the anniversary of the Dundas Street Junior Christian Endeavour Society was celebrated. Despite the unfavourable weather, the attendances were excellent, Tho ordinary Christian Endeavour service was held at 10.35, and 73 members were present. Then all the members filed into the church, and were addressed by the Rev. E. O. Blamires on “Deeres and Heroworship.” The speaker complimented the society on the success of tho past year’s work and tho phenomenal growth. Special choruses were sung by the children, and a solo was rendered by Miss A. Young, the Dundas Street Endeavour having well over ICO members, can boast of being the largest Christian Endeavour Society in New Zealand.